March 11: Safeway hires armed guards at downtown location Safeway on 10th and Jefferson has employed armed guards to supplement their security team after a recent spur of complaints regardless…
Hill to Hall: March 5–8
March 5: Scott Gottlieb resigns as FDA chief Trump administration appointee Scott Gottlieb resigned as the head of the Food and Drug Administration. Gottlieb garnered bipartisan support for his strict…
Womxn’s march returns to PSU
Continuing the tradition of one of the largest single-day protests in U.S. history, thousands of demonstrators filled Portland State’s Park Blocks on March 3 for the 2019 Portland’s Womxn’s March…
Hill to Hall: Feb. 25–March 2
Feb. 25: Report reveals over 4,500 complaints of sexual abuse against immigrant children in government detention facilities A Justice Department report released by Rep. Ted Deutch, D–Florida, revealed an estimated…
Portland, you are racist
Portland is a racist city and white liberals need to acknowledge its history. Despite public perception of the city as über-liberal and accepting, these conceptions do little to protect people…
Students gather in Salem for anti-lobbying day
Thousands of teachers, students and supporters gathered on Feb. 18 outside the Capitol Building in Salem for the March for our Students, a rally organized by the Oregon Education Association…
OCAC to shut its doors for good
After being in operation for 110 years, Oregon College of Art & Craft has decided to close its doors on May 19, 2019. According to current student Talya Johnson, most…
Hill to Hall Feb. 18–23
Feb. 18: Past employees sue former Oregon State Senator for sexual harassment Two law students filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against former Oregon Senator Jeff Kruse. Both students are also…
Sex education in Oregon
For many, sex education in public schools is the only place students can get information about topics such as birth control, sexually transmitted diseases and sexuality. However, standards for sex…
Sex shop advisory guide
When you go to a sex shop, you want to know in advance if they’ll have something right for you. After all, plucking up the courage to tell a complete…
Where to find affordable, online birth control
The Trump administration recently attempted to allow employers to deny contraceptive coverage based on religious or moral beliefs. However, even with such efforts to hinder women’s access to reproductive care,…